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. 2020 Dec 22;50(5):2049–2055. doi: 10.1007/s10508-020-01843-3

Table 2.

The odds of having paid for sex by different background and sex life variebls [odds ratios (OR) with confidence intervals (CI) and adjusted odds ratios (aOR)]

Variable OR 95% CI aORa CI p value
Age (years) <.0001
 16–29 1 (REF) 1 (REF)
 30–44 2.21 (1.48–3.31) 2.57 (1.63–4.05)
 45–64 2.48 (1.70–3.63) 2.88 (1.90–4.38)
 65–84 2.58 (1.78–3.73) 2.94 (1.97–4.39)
Education (years) <.0001
 ≤ 9 years 0.66 (0.47–0.92) 0.75 (0.52–1.09)
 10–12 years 1.25 (0.99–1.58) 1.26 (0.99–1.61)
 > 12 years 1 (REF) 1 (REF)
Income percentile .1067
 1–20 1.65 (1.19–2.30) 1.73 (1.23–2.42)
 21–40 1.36 (0.99–1.88) 1.31 (1.94–1.83)
 41–60 1.28 (0.93–1.76) 1.21 (0.86–1.70)
 61–80 1.10 (0.78–1.55) 1.03 (0.72–1.46)
 81–100 1 (REF) 1 (REF)
Satisfaction with sex life .0003
 Satisfied 1 (REF) 1 (REF)
 Both satisfied and dissatisfied 1.19 (0.93–1.52) 1.13 (0.87–1.48)
 Dissatisfied 1.66 (1.30–2.14) 1.72 (1.34–2.22)
Looked for or met sex partner online <.0001
 No 1 (REF) 1 (REF)
 Yes 3.9 (2.80–4.35) 5.07 (3.97–6.46)
Having less sex than one would have liked <.0001
 No 1 (REF) 1 (REF)
 Yes 2.78 (1.72–2.85) 2.78 (2.12–3.66)
Frequent porn user <.0001
 No 1 (REF) 1 (REF)
 Yes 1.90 (1.49–2.41) 3.01 (2.28–3.98)

aAdjusted for age, highest educational attainment, and income level